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Elizabeth Egoak

Elizabeth Egoak

Elizabeth Egoak was a Yup'ik elder from Akiak, Alaska. Her father was a reindeer herder so she grew up traveling with the herds and living at seasonal reindeer herding camps. When reindeer herding ended in the region, the family settled in Kwethluk, Alaska. In 1932, Elizabeth moved to Akiak when she married Lott Egoak. Elizabeth passed away in 2013. She was 90 years old.
Date of Birth:
Apr 5, 1923
Date of Death:
Oct 20, 2013
Elizabeth Egoak appears in the following new Jukebox projects:
Interview Title Abstract Archive #: Oral History Project Date of Interview
Elizabeth Egoak

Elizabeth Egoak was interviewed on November 18, 2004 by William Schneider, Louann Rank, Karen Brewster, and Shawna Williams along with 7th grade students Josh Hoagland and Nels Jasper at the Akiak School Library in Akiak, Alaska. Elizabeth speaks in her Native Yup’ik language and Frank Chingliak translates into English for her. In this interview, Elizabeth describes her first memories of reindeer camp and traveling with her family and the reindeer herds, getting married and moving to Akiak, and discusses how to trap ground squirrels when they come out of hibernation and make squirrel skin parkas.

 2004-17-19 Akiak Nov 16, 2004